www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Queen Latifahhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/queen-latifah/?utm_medium=RSS2017-05-04T14:47:51-04:00Queen Latifah stars in movie about Flint water crisis2017-05-04T14:47:51-04:00ROB GILLIEShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/4/queen-latifah-stars-in-movie-about-flint-water-cri/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>TORONTO (AP) - Queen Latifah is hoping that her role in a movie about the Flint water crisis will bring more attention to what she calls one of the great American tragedies of this century.</p> <p>Latifah said Thursday during filming in Toronto that American officials including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder ...Queen Latifah inhabits a blues legend in HBO biopic 'Bessie'2015-05-12T11:28:36-04:00FRAZIER MOOREhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/12/queen-latifah-inhabits-a-blues-legend-in-hbo-biopi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic "Bessie" with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend Bessie Smith.</p> <p>But in the title role, Queen Latifah schools you with a bruising display of fierce drive, unstoppable talent and a gallery of personal demons.</p> <p>"I felt like ...Syrian refugees pursue education for their children, in hope for the future2014-11-30T16:48:00-05:00Kevin J. Joneshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/30/syrian-refugees-pursue-education-for-their-childre/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Amman, Jordan - Refugees of the Syrian civil war say their new life has many burdens, but they hope that education for their children will ensure a brighter future.</p><p> "When we remember the old days, we ask: how could we complain so much?" Nariman el Kourdi, a Syrian refugee living ...Queen Latifah cancels Bill Cosby interview after rape allegations resurface2014-10-30T15:02:07-04:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/30/queen-latifah-cancels-bill-cosby-interview-after-r/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>"The Queen Latifah Show" is reportedly canceling an upcoming appearance by Bill Cosby to promote his new comedy tour after allegations resurfaced that he sexually assaulted 13 women.</p> <p>Comedian Hannibal Buress made headlines last week after he wondered aloud during a stand-up show if people still remembered Mr. Cosby had ...Carmen Marc Valvo champions women warriors2014-02-07T17:39:03-05:00LEANNE ITALIEhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/7/carmen-marc-valvo-champions-women-warriors/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - Red-carpet designer Carmen Marc Valvo has been dressing the rich and famous for decades, including Queen Latifah and other notables with curves.</p> <p> Does that make him a rarity?</p> <p> "I think the Europeans are more at fault," said one of the nicest guys in ...Queen Latifah talks Super Bowl, new music2014-02-02T22:11:37-05:00JOHN CARUCCIhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/2/queen-latifah-talks-super-bowl-new-music/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - You can expect more music from Queen Latifah.</p> <p> The entertainer, who sang "America the Beautiful" at Sunday's Super Bowl, says she's working on new music, and she'll use her talk show to promote it.</p> <p> "I'm already working on stuff with that," she ...Gay marriage ceremony overshadows music at Grammy Awards2014-01-27T03:33:07-05:00Chris Talbotthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/27/daft-punk-macklemore-top-left-of-center-grammys/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) &mdash; The Grammy Awards celebrated outcasts and outsiders, lionizing a couple of French robots, white rappers and a country gal espousing gay rights, and a Goth teenager who's clearly uncomfortable with the current themes in pop music.</p> <p>The Recording Academy's voters mined some of pop music's biggest ...Mary J. Blige honored by Vibe at pre-Grammy party2013-02-09T13:02:10-05:00NEKESA MUMBI MOODYhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/9/mary-j-blige-honored-by-vibe-at-pre-grammy-party/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - Babyface called her an icon; Diddy said she was like a sister; and Anita Baker credited her for helping secure her latest Grammy nomination.</p><p>There was no shortage of superlatives bestowed on Mary J. Blige on Friday night as Vibe magazine celebrated the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul's ...Latifah, Woodard lead new `Steel Magnolias' cast2012-10-05T07:29:13-04:00SANDY COHENhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/5/latifah-woodard-lead-new-steel-magnolias-cast/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - The onscreen love between Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott and Phylicia Rashad in the updated version of &quot;Steel Magnolias&quot; is real.</p><p>The actresses, who take on the roles originated by Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton and Olympia Dukakis in the 1989 film, bonded in real ...Documentary on life of rapper Heavy D to air2012-02-22T15:13:19-05:00SUZANNE GAMBOAhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/22/documentary-on-life-of-rapper-heavy-d-to-air/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) - The story of late rap pioneer Heavy D will be chronicled in a documentary airing Sunday on Centric TV.</p><p>&quot;Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D&quot; will feature interviews with the Jamaican-born rapper's family and artists such as Will Smith, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah, according to ...Queen Latifah back to host People's Choice Awards2010-09-20T15:05:32-04:00ASSOCIATED PRESShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/20/queen-latifah-back-to-host-peoples-choice-awards/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - CBS says Queen Latifah will be back again to host &quot;The People's Choice Awards.&quot;</p><p>CBS says she will be on board for her fifth consecutive year when the awards show airs on Jan. 5 from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.</p><p>Mark Burnett will return as executive producer ...American Scene2009-05-21T04:45:00-04:00THE WASHINGTON TIMEShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/21/massachusetts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>MASSACHUSETTS</strong></p> <p><strong>Schools close as swine flu expands </strong></p> <p>BOSTON &mdash; Authorities shuttered three schools as a precaution Wednesday in Boston, where a growing number of students was infected with the swine flu or H1N1 virus.</p> <p>"This morning we have two confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus at Boston Latin. We're ...Tuning In2008-01-17T00:00:00-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jan/17/tuning-in-94-5046/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> <B>Falling 'Idol'</B> </p> <p> Tuesday's seventh-season premiere of Fox's "American Idol" was its lowest-rated in four years, TVWeek.com reports. </p> <p> "Idol" fell from last year's series-high premiere perch, yet was once again a ratings titan that readily blew away all competitors Tuesday night as well as all other ...